Campaigners from across Europe gathered in Bulgaria recently to discuss plans to tackle resource use, consumption and waste, as part of our programme of European School of Sustainability* events. It proved an inspiring meeting that offered the opportunity to share ideas and experiences and build a united, strong movement, writes Meadhbh Bolger, resource use campaigner at …
Position paper: the Circular Economy Package and European food waste policy
In December 2015, the European Commission dropped an EU-specific target to reduce food waste in the retabled Circular Economy Package. Around 100 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year. It is vital there are binding measures to tackle this. This position paper – developed with partners in Friends of the Earth …
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Nature is our right: policies to protect nature in Europe for the good of everyone
The laws that protect nature across Europe – the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives (known as the ‘nature directives’) – are currently being reviewed by the European Union as part of the REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme) process. The review will continue until the end of 2016. In this report, Friends of the Earth …
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Draft agenda: Activists gathering on resource use, consumption and waste, 7-9 March 2016, Bulgaria
FoE response to final statement on complaint guidelines on Rabobank and Bumitama (Jan 2016)
The report contains Friends of the Earth’s response to the final statement by the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the case of loans by Rabobank to illegal operating oil palm company Bumitama, 15th of January, 2016.
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Statement: Palm oil land conflict and community consultation in Cross River State, Nigeria
Earlier this year, Friends of the Earth groups in Nigeria and the United States published the report Exploitation and empty promises: Wilmar’s Nigerian land grab, which raises serious concerns about human rights, equity and development justice in regards to PZ-Wilmar’s purchase of lands in Nigeria’s Cross River State. Wilmar responded by dismissing many of the …
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